good evening. we are starting with breaking news out of san francisco. right now a man hunt is under way for a gunman in the city who shot a police officer. right now the man hunt is under way for that gunman. the police officer described as a 28-year-old male shot in the line of duty. the officer was rushed to san francisco general. we are told he was shot in the shoulder, and he is? stable condition right now. here's what we know so far. the shooting happened at 3:00 this afternoon in the mission district of the intersection of florida at 26th street. we are waiting for a news conference at san francisco general hospital for more in

fgs. people we talked to at the scene did not want their faces shown but said they heard the shots. >> we initially thought they were from a bb gun. within five minutes we heard the police sirens. >> there was an intense search for the suspect. police have not released a suspect description so far. we're going to keep you updated on that. watch for continuous coverage throughout the newscast and tonight at 6:00 p.m. right now developing news on the plane. a malaysian airlines plane that went missing yesterday. more than 200 people, including three americans, were on the flight when it lost contact with air traffic controllers. authorities have located two people, one austrian and one italian. they're alive and well and say their passports were stole opinion.

>> translator: three passengers listed on being on board are, in fact, safe and well. at least one of them had reported their passport stolen. an austrian foreign ministry spokesman said they had been listed on being on the flight to beijing, but the system came back telling them it was a stolen passport. a very similar situation. the foreign ministry in rome saying no italian was on board despite one being listed. as for the search if r the plane, in countries in the area, including the united states, sending ships and planes to help in the search. we know tracking the wreckage can take days. and locating the flight recorders could take months or even years. >> we've had no news. so i'm worried.

>> reporter: they apparentedly spotted two large oil slicks. each slick about six miles wide. we don't know if it has come from that malaysian airlines flight. the search now hampered by the fact that it's the middle of the night in that part of the world. it's not likely that we'll get much more information before daylight tomorrow. >> this was a boeing 777. the same kind of jet flown by asiana airlines that crashed last year. investigators have pointed to pilot error as the cause of that crash. now stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of the story. we also go to nbcbayarea.com to sign up for breaking news alerts. a man is dead after a swept through an oakland home this morning. the fire broke out just before 2:00 a.m.

a 32-year-old man was seriously injured and later died because of the fire. investigators say that fire may have started in the kitchen. today for the very first time we're getting a firsthand look inside the central subway project that will connect south of market and north beach in san francisco. nbc bay area went 70 feet below ground where the muni tunnel was being dug. they are doing the work around the clock. they're digging 50 feet per day and at one point having to dip 100 feet below ground to have to get along the bart tunnel underneath market street. and things got tight. >> 100 feet down to make a perpendicular crossing of the bart tunnel. and the separation ranged from seven feet to ten feet. literally from the invert of the bottom of the tunnel to the top of our tunnel was a seven to ten foot separation. >> the project has come under

fire for the $1.5 billion price tag. san francisco lee says it's one of the most important projects for the future of san francisco. it's expected to open in 2019. a warning for drivers. many r work on the golden gate bridge coming soon. the bridge is going to have to be closed for more than two days. the closure is expected to happen on a weekend in october. officials say the golden gate bridge has never been closed for more than three hours. and that's usually because of bad weather. the project is expected to cause $20 million. today democratic movers and shakers headed to los angeles for the party's political convention. nancy pelosi was a keynote speaker. major focus for this year's gathering, governor jerry brown is running for an unprecedented

fourth term. the annual gathering of top conservative politicians and their supporters is wrapping up in washington tonight. it's called cpac. after three days of speeches, it's clear the path to the 2016 gop nomination for president is as wide open as it's ever been. >> reporter: day three of the political action conference brought more broadside including the president and former secretary of state hillary clinton, believed to be the front-runner for the presidential nomination in 2016. >> she's going to have a lot of tough questions that she's going to have to answer. >> reporter: if anything, it revealed potential battle lines as it tried to regain the senate this fall and the white house in 2016. >> we have to stop letting the media define who we are and what we stand for. >> reporter: some like governor

chris christie are urging voters to come out. >> let's come out of this conference resolved to win elections again. >> but hard lined conservatives say that strategy is what led republicans to lose the last two presidential elections. >> of course, all of us remember president dole. and president mccain. and president romney. >> crews urging conservatives to fight harder on issues they deem important. >> when you don't stand for principle, democrats celebrate. >> 2012 vice presidential nominee paul ryan downplays the risk, calling it creative tension. ryan is expected to be among the early front-runners if for gop presidential nomination, along with kentucky senator rand paul. chris paloen, nbc news. and next at 5:00, a soldier's surprise for his family. and what's next for kittens rescued from a trashed trailer home?

and after temperatures in the 70s for today, we are tracking another shot of rain headed our way for sunday. we're going to break down the chance of rain and let you know if there's any warmer weather as we move through this upcoming week headed our way. you used to sleep like a champ, you lay down, clocked off and next thing you knew, good morning. so what happened? life happened. work. stress. fun. bad habits. kids. kids. kids. now what?

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newscast with. san francisco police have found the car of a gunman who opened fire on a police officer earlier this afternoon, wounding that officer. the officer shot in the shoulder. what we know about the officer, he is 28 years of age. a six-year veteran of the force shot in the shoulder. expected to be okay. this took place at 26th street and florida in san francisco's mission district. and again, updating all of this, they have found the suspect's car in daly city. no word on whether the suspect is in custody, but the vehicle used to escape the scene where the officer was shot in san francisco has been recovered. we'll keep you up to date ads more information comes in. they may be taking up space. you don't use them. a big push to get rid of old gadgets. the san jose sharks teamed up for today's electronics recycling event. sharks fans drove to drop off old tvs and vcrs.

also vcrs, and other useless item ls. >> this is more difficult to recycle. it does pile up. it does need to be separated out from the other stuff. >> you know, it's pretty important. we have to make sure these are disposed of properly. it's important we don't put the toxins in the ground. >> everyone who dropped off a device were allowed to watch the sharks pregame. and monthry more than a dozen captive kittens are recoverying after being found in terrible and unsafe living conditions. the trailer is covered in fe have, es and urine and has an active sewage leak. that's where they rescued ten cats and seven tiny kittens from a woman who was living in that

camper. the suspect is facing multiple counts of animal abuse. in utah an airman just home from afghanistan gave his children the surprise of a lifetime. it was a homecoming his kids will never forget. >> reporter: air force task sergeant is used to special missions. but even hee has never gone undercover like this. >> i have four girls. >> dressed as the high school mascot. the sergeant back from a six-month deployment in afghanistan is here to surprise his oldest daughter bailey, who has no idea dad is finally home. >> i was so surprised. my friends told me to come. i thought it was to meet a friend or something. >> it was just wonderful to see that smile on her face. >> operate surprise is just getting started. the sergeant off to a second school just outside salt lake

city. the back road in his daughter's sidney's class. >> i had no clu. i was really surprised. now 10-year-old olivia's turn. her big present? dad inside the box. >> surprise. hi! happy birthday. >> a special birthday, and for this family an incredible gift. nbc news, los angeles. >> i think disguising himself as a mascot may have been the best one there. he did them all very well. still ahead at 5:00, we'll take

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updating you on breaking news. it happened at 26th street and florida in the city's mission district. it happened at 3:00. an officer, we are being told, was executing a normal traffic stop when someone in the other vehicle pulled a gun and shot the officer in the shoulder.

the shoulder of the officer. and he's going to make it. he's in good condition right now a news conference is going on with the chief. the vehicle has been found in pacifica. 28-year-old officer, six-year veteran of the fours shot in the shoulder in san francisco. still the search is on for the person who did it. the vehicle has been found in pacifica. let's check your forecast. >> it's not going to last much longer. temperatures already starting to cool back to the 60s. rain on the horizon tomorrow. it was warmer earlier. san jose at 74. liver more and even in san francisco 71 degrees. hope you took advantage of it.

we are talking about changes coming. even though we are talking about rain for tomorrow. at least in the evening hours. it's really going to be maxed out across the board for your sunday. you can see we're looking at the cloudy skies. skies have really clouded over. this is what we're going to wake up to tomorrow morning. not as warm as it was for today. highs back in the 60s. no more upper 70s like we saw today. we still may hit 70s in san jose. we are starting to see returns off the coast. some drizzle. and this is the drizzle and fog pushing in overnight. when we wake up tomorrow, expect that to be with you. we get the extra hour of daylight. 7:10 is the new sunset.

but unfortunately we do lose that hour of sleep for tonight. it's a mix of sun and clouds for the south bay. that's where we'll see the most sunshine. be it towards the peninsula, san mateo. belmont, you'll see more clou cover there. upper 60s in san francisco. wouldn't be surprised if you wake up to drizzle tomorrow and the low clouds hanging on tightly for the north bay. the east bay, liver more, tri-valley. you'll stay dry not going to see a whole lot of rain until the sun goes down tomorrow. you're not going to see the rain until then. but in the north bay, showers arrive around 5:00 in the evening. this is going to be a pretty good rain for the north bay.

it really falls apart to the south. the rainfall amounts look like this. about half an inch. maybe a quarter of an inch in the north bay. but really not that much as this system moves farther south. you can see it really falls apart. it's really not a huge system. overall every drop does count. dry for tomorrow. drizzle at the coast. in the north bay, the same thing. then we see the heavy rain push in around 5:00 in the evening to the north bay. and then elsewhere, right around midnight. so it's not coming until we all go to bed. >> and today, what a day. time to play ball. opening day. one of many leagues play playing for the first time this season. great weather for a ball game or two, or if you really love the

game. you might want to play three. you'll play three if you have the chance. >> oh, man. i will play all day if i have the chance. it beats being inside and working. >> i'm with you. >> i mean, come on. put me in, coach, i'm ready to play. >> ready to play. >> exactly. we have a lot going on, as always. sharks back on the ice, looking to build off a wild victory over sid the kid. coming up, we'll preview the matchup with montreal tonight in san jose. and we had to the desert where ryan vogelsong and the giants get roughed up. highlights straight ahead in sports.

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welcome back to nbc bay area. . spring training is where baseball players work off the rust. early on the giants starting five have performed more like a well oiled machine, entering today's game. san francisco's projected startling few five pitchers allowed one run over 23 innings this spring. giants and mariners' ryan vogelsong on. miller, yeah, it's miller time. 2-0, seattle. four batters later, michael saunders was at the plate. seattle mariners got off to a good start. four runs in the first inning. only two and one-thirds innings.

giants lose 18-3. what about the a's taking on the rockies? he has a hit for the left field. alberto comes in the store to the bottom of the first we go. troy up the bat. homes the left center. and michael cuddyer will go ahead and cross the plate here. griffin, three innings. rockies win, 5-4. the sharks didn't have any time to play around with sid the kid. they beat the penguins. they sit in second place in the pacific division. tonight they host the second place team from the atlantic, the mon treal canadians. logan cotur expects some tough nights. >> every game is a new game. different atmosphere.

different intensity. stuff like that. we beat these guys in their building earlier this year. so they're going to want some revepg. we know y they are in standings, where we are. there's 18 games left, we need to be at our best to beat these guys. >> in college hoops. utah and stanford. jim harbaugh back on. under three minutes left. a dunk. utah takes the first lead of the game. and then josh hits the three. big play on senior night. ten seconds to go. utah with a chance to wen. they turn it over. sanford hangs onto win. 61-60 is your final. third round of the wgc cadillac championship. tiger woods had his putter working. yes, then on 15 another long

birdie put. could he get it to drop? not a problem. heading into the final round. we'll have highlights in cal in a tough game with colorado? ♪

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undergoing surgery. the suspect has not been caught. his vehicle has been found in pacifica. we'll keep you posted on this tonight at 6:00. nbc nightly news is next. hope you can join us at 6:00. vanished. 239 people are feared dead after a jetliner bound for beijing disappears as anguished family members wait for answers, word that two of the passengers were traveling with stolen passports deepens the mystery over the fate of malaysia flight 370. tensions escalate. new confrontations break out between russian and ukrainian troops as the showdown in crimea throws an unwelcome shadow over what russia would rather the world focused on -- the paralympics. red-handed. why some cities are putting the brakes on those cameras that catch drivers running red lights and why others can't wait to install them. and epic battle. two finalists square off at a